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PC
Although PC is usually taken to mean personal computer, in the biomedical arena PC also stands for protein C, phosphocreatine, et al
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Show more- Surgery, off-pump See: Off-pump surgery
- NIDA Stands for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., whose…
- Drug activity A measure of the physiological response a drug produces. A less active drug produces less response (and visa…
- Enterovirus A virus that enters the body through the gastrointestinal tract and thrives there, often moving on to attack…
- Vulvitis Inflammation of the external genital organs of the female (the vulva). The vulva includes the labia…
- Fish oil, omega-3 A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water fish, that acts to…
- Autochthonous (Pronounced au-toch-tho-nous)1. Native. Poison ivy is an autochthonous plant. 2. Found in the place where it…
- Syndrome, carcinoid A syndrome due to carcinoid tumor which secretes large amounts of the hormone serotonin. The syndrome is…
- Rhinitis Irritation of the nose. Derived from the Greek word rhinos meaning of the nose
- Tocolytic Relating to the inhibition of labor, delaying or halting labor
- Fear of public places This irrational fear is called agoraphobia. It applies to open areas, especially those from which escape…
- Somatic mutation A mutation in a somatic cell, in contrast to a mutation in a germ cell. See also: Acquired mutation.